Is DeepSeek V4 Flash or MiniMax-M2.1 cheaper?

DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper on output tokens ($0.27 vs $1.34 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash or MiniMax-M2.1?

DeepSeek V4 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens).

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs MiniMax-M2.1

DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Flash offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek V4 Flash or MiniMax-M2.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek V4 Flash	MiniMax-M2.1
Provider	Cortecs	Cortecs
Input / 1M tokens	$0.13	$0.34
Output / 1M tokens	$0.27	$1.34
Context window	1M	196K
Parameters	284B	229B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Dec 2025

DeepSeek V4 Flash details →MiniMax-M2.1 details →

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